822 books
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922 voters
Hero Books
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as hero)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,408,847 ratings — published 2005
Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as hero)
avg rating 4.57 — 1,572 ratings — published 2023
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as hero)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,318,626 ratings — published 1997
My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as hero)
avg rating 4.29 — 147,035 ratings — published 2014
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as hero)
avg rating 4.29 — 935,168 ratings — published 2010
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 12 times as hero)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,163,979 ratings — published 2000
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 12 times as hero)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,086,195 ratings — published 2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 11 times as hero)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,770,391 ratings — published 2003
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as hero)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,800,467 ratings — published 1999
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as hero)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,820,206 ratings — published 2008
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as hero)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,429,437 ratings — published 1937
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 9 times as hero)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,634,966 ratings — published 2005
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as hero)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,075,056 ratings — published 2007
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as hero)
avg rating 4.27 — 746,156 ratings — published 2014
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as hero)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,864 ratings — published 1949
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as hero)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,456,348 ratings — published 1998
The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as hero)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,955,945 ratings — published 2011
Steelheart (The Reckoners, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as hero)
avg rating 4.14 — 195,014 ratings — published 2013
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as hero)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,352,565 ratings — published 2006
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as hero)
avg rating 4.08 — 349,685 ratings — published 1997
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as hero)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,205,720 ratings — published 2007
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
by (shelved 7 times as hero)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,931,060 ratings — published 2002
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
by (shelved 6 times as hero)
avg rating 4.55 — 1,139,088 ratings — published 2009
The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hero)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,535,154 ratings — published 1988
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 3.75 — 118,412 ratings — published -2000
The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,183,575 ratings — published -700
Batman: The Long Halloween (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.34 — 110,570 ratings — published 1997
Batman: Nightwalker (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 3.73 — 17,026 ratings — published 2018
Vicious (Villains, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.18 — 318,579 ratings — published 2013
Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.05 — 489,447 ratings — published 2005
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 3.91 — 660,976 ratings — published 1982
Axel (Corps Security, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.08 — 39,607 ratings — published 2013
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,354,797 ratings — published 2011
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,292,059 ratings — published 2011
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,688,812 ratings — published 2010
The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.47 — 670,665 ratings — published 2012
Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.22 — 103,089 ratings — published 2007
Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.15 — 103,982 ratings — published 2003
Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.08 — 163,881 ratings — published 1998
One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.24 — 125,545 ratings — published 2005
Echo Burning (Jack Reacher, #5)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.05 — 107,060 ratings — published 2001
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.55 — 617,031 ratings — published 2011
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.12 — 253,289 ratings — published 1994
Batman: The Killing Joke (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.36 — 235,147 ratings — published 1988
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.11 — 382,337 ratings — published 2000
“Only human after all, she whispered.”
― Steel Blood
― Steel Blood
“Every story needs its hero. And its villain. And its monster.”
― Obsidio
― Obsidio

















